Where does “alimentator” come from?

alimentator (Polish) comes from Polish alimentować, from Polish alimenty, from Latin alimentum, from Latin alō, from Proto-Italic alō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂életi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

alimentator (Polish): paying party

Definitions

  1. paying party

Ancestry of “alimentator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishalimentowaćto pay alimony
2Polishalimentyalimony
3Latinalimentumfood, nourishment, sustenance; obligation to...
4Latinalōto feed, to nourish, to nurture
5Proto-Italicalō
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂életito be nourishing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el-